Aside: The Zappa '88 tour imploded on the road. Despite the frictions, before this they still incorporated much humor - current/improvisational - into their show. I remember an account of one night where someone kept saying "We're Beatrice" into the mic at random times and they were all dying trying to keep from messing up while laughing etc.
Edit: Which puts the commercials right around '88 as well.
Aside: The Zappa '88 tour imploded on the road. Despite the frictions, before this they still incorporated much humor - current/improvisational - into their show. I remember an account of one night where someone kept saying "We're Beatrice" into the mic at random times and they were all dying trying to keep from messing up while laughing etc.
Edit: Which puts the commercials right around '88 as well.